Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
多年以来都感叹这么好的作品没人改编电影，看完本片才知道，改编难度之高真是匪夷所思。
太恶趣味了，结局怎么回事？突然就结束了。220420//
层次和节奏都很不错，法国人的幽默总是不经意的冷着来，无需捧腹却很欢乐
这两年好多吃人片，男的吃女人，食肉者吃素食者，再是吃自己
年度邪典电影。。。三观给我振碎了。。。卧槽卧槽卧槽。。。。
什么样的女人会逼迫自己男人干下这一切？
故事模式很像美剧《返生餐单》，有一些很黑色的喜剧梗，但要邪恶得多。很难说这电影到底想说明个啥主题，我只是觉得如果条件允许，人自甘堕落的快感和能力是会超乎想象的。
挺讽刺的…社会发展发展，什么样奇葩的事情发生都正常了…
像数次出现的《奥德赛》的词句，海上历险与倒叙。被强调的元素都与梦魇相连，房间壁纸的船与海，钨丝灯，书中的人物像，和象棋。下赢这盘棋，从米尔科手中、也从大都会酒店前台拿回手表。对纳粹有用的一个奥地利犹太人，非神志丧失而不能赢，时代死局。耀眼阳光只是幻觉。
哈哈哈哈笑死我了，我以前以为只有俺们中国人讨厌白左，没想到全球同此凉热。
茨威格最大的理想是重拾世界的尊严。而至此为何美国如此另欧陆人神往也找到了理由，他们试图相信那里是昨日的世界的复刻，是新建的辉煌之城特洛伊。
还是法国人敢拍，这片在美国的政治环境下绝对拍不出来。对极端素食主义者的批判很犀利，还顺便把资本家、执法者、媒体和普通群众都黑了一把。作为一个间歇性吃素以修身养性者，看得很欢乐，并不觉得被冒犯。文化自由不就是这样吗？得让人敢说话。
上次看的是《生吃》，法国人老是喜欢排这种类型的电影。
结尾完事也太快了吧
22-02-05 19:00 @戀愛電影館
血腥搞笑喜剧，把ZZ不正确狂踩了个遍，素食，动物保护，黑人，女权，穆斯林……狂Q黄秋生的《人肉叉烧包》
把模式化的剧本拍得很有美感。对于坚定肉食主义者和近期跟对象吵过架的人来说很是治愈。
7/10
傻逼字幕组是不是还觉得自己很幽默？让你翻译不是让你胡编
明明是犯罪，但是却这么有趣和可爱。素食肉食的对立，明明是素食者，做事情却那么残暴，把主角内外压制到极点，利用观众的同理心，侧写主角，消解罪恶感。之后杀人轻松有趣，加上欢乐的音乐，这个故事就立住了。
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